1、黑龙江省哈尔滨四校 2010届高三下学期第二次模拟联考 其他 第二节：（共 5小题，每小题 2分，满分 10分） E 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 注意：请将答案：转写到答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 This week， We talk about the application process for American colleges and universities This is Part Eight in our Foreign Student Series Earlier， we explained how to begin a
2、 search for schools by going to one of the American educational advising centers around the world We also discussed the rules for entering in the United States 71 But if your goal is to come to the United States to study， then it is time to make a list of colleges of universities that interest you 7
3、2 Directors of foreign student admissions say students should apply to at least three schools Some students want to attend a small college Others want to go to a big university That university in Columbus Ohio， in the Midwest， has almost fifty-two thousand students There are students this year from
4、around one hundred fifty countries Ohio State provides international students with an application on its Web site 73 Or you can print the forms and mail them with the payment Many colleges and universities have their applications and also their catalogs online You should start on your applications a
5、t least two years before you want to begin studies 74 But answering all the questions is not enough Another important step is taking admissions tests The SAT is the college entry test that American high school students most commonly take 75 Colleges and universities may also require international st
6、udents to take the TOEFLthe Test of English as a Foreign Language A Completing a college application can take some time B You can pay the application charge online with a credit card C Another one is the ACT D If a really big university appeals to you， then there aye ones like Ohio State E Be sure t
7、o choose more than one F And we talked about programs that can be completed online G If you have a general question for our F oreign Student Series， write to 答案： 71-75 FEBAC 单项选择 * 第二部分：英语知识运用 (共两节，满分 45分 ) 第一节 单项选择 (共 15小题；每题 1分，满分 15分 ) 从 A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 21 Since you c
8、ant find a better way out for the time being ， why not follow his advice Oh ， _ A.I believe not B I might as well C It doesnt matter D I dont care 答案： B 35 _， the mayors health care reform hasnt been accepted by all the people in the city yet A As reasonable it may sound B As it may sound reasonable
9、 C Reasonable as it may sound D Reasonable as may it sound 答案： C 34 He glanced at the note， _and went on with the meeting A turned it down B gave it out C brought it on D put it aside 答案： D 33 It was the first time that Mike_the piano at the concert hall and he hoped that his nervousness would go A
10、played； unnoticed B had played； unnoticed C played； unnoticing D had played； unnoticing 答案： B 32 _we get on well with a number of people， we are usually friends with only a few A While B Since C If D As long as 答案： A 31 _his membership card， Tony decided to make a phone call to check whether there w
11、as something wrong A Having not received B Not receiving C Not received D Not having received 答案： D 30 You cant expect them to_the job open for much longer youll have to decide whether you want it or not A take B hold C let D Have 答案： B 29 How you feel about life and anything_depends on where you fo
12、cus your attention A in advance B in short C in turn D in particular 答案： D 28 I had wanted to help you last night but I couldnt spare any time for I_an essay that is due this morning A wrote B had written C was writing D have written 答案： C 27 To tell you the truth， the accident and the damage_result
13、ed in frightened me so much that I almost have given up driving ever since A that B it C which D What 答案： B 26 Is there anything I can do for you There seems to have been a technical problem_ ， thats what they told me A somewhat B somehow C someway D Anyway 答案： D 25 From_seemed to be a great distanc
14、e， he smiled at her， and she smiled，too A it B that C what D Which 答案： C 24 Mind if I sit here _ A Suit yourself B Behave yourself C Never mind D Help yourself 答案： A 23 Artistic people_be very difficult sometimes Well ， you should know you married one A can B might C could D Must 答案： A 22 Shall we g
15、o out for_walk Sorry This is not the right_to invite me I am too tired to walk A a； moment B the； situation C a： place D： chance 答案： A 完型填空 第二节完形填空 (共 20小题；每题 1.5分，满分 30分 ) What a blessing to be alive in a wonderful world of unlimited possibilities After contracting Hodgkins disease at seven and bei
16、ng given six months to live， I recovered Im not dying of cancer Im 36 with it 37 what comes my way, I dont have to be afraid any more In the second year of high school， the class was scheduled to run the 38 Due to the swelling and 39 from surgery on my leg， for two years I hadnt worn shorts and live
17、d in 40 Yet that day， I was ready-shorts， heart and mind When the coach yelled，“Ready Set Go!” I ran faster than anyone else for the first 20 feet， 41 to finish first As we came around the first of four laps， there were students all over the 42 By the end of the second and third laps， many of the st
18、udents had already 43 and were on the ground breathing deeply By the time I hit the fourth lap， I was 44 Then it hit me I realized nobody had given up 45 ， everyone had already finished I cried 12 minutes， 42 seconds after starting， I 46 the finish line I fell to the ground， 47 Suddenly my coach ran
19、 up to me and 48 ， yelling， “You did it， Manuel You finished， son ”He looked me 49 in the eyes， waving a piece of paper in his hand It was my 50 for the day， which I had forgotten He read it aloud to everyone It simply said,“I， Manuel Diotte， will finish the mile run tomorrow，whatever 51 come No 52
20、or frustration will stop me 53 capable of finishing， and with God as my strength， Ill finish ” My heart 54 and tears went away It was then 55 I realized winning is not always finishing first Sometimes winning is just finishing 36 A enduring B studying C living D burdening 37 A Regardless of B As of
21、C In terms of D Let alone 38 A game B competition C match D mile 39 A wounds B scars C signs D treats 40 A fear B surprise C anger D disappointment 41 A hoped B determined C expected D longed 42 A trip B school C ground D track 43 A quit B gone C insisted D left 44 A annoyed B confident C alone D lo
22、nely 45 A Otherwise B Instead C Yet D Besides 46 A ran B walked C passed D crossed 47 A embarrassed B proud C amused D excited 48 A sent me up B picked me up C took me up D set me up 49 A up B over C straight D ahead 50 A opinion B goal C belief D thought 51 A can B may C should D must 52 A hesitati
23、on B blame C pain D laughter 53 A Other than B More than C Rather than D Less than 54 A lifted B broke C sank D beat 55 A before B when C that D Since 答案： 36-40 CADBA 41-45 BDACB 46-50 DABCB 51-55BCBAC 阅读理解 D Heres a scene： a village where the sun always shines， crops always grow and your friends dr
24、op by to sweep your yard to the sound of guitar music Animals do what they are told， there is no disease， and lendin folks a helpinhand makes you richer and wiser Welcome to FarmVille Current population 69m and rising fast “It reminds me of my childhood， ”says one player, Lia Curran， 37， a nurse fro
25、m London “Right now Im growing wheat and flowers. Ive got a small garden, and Im raising some chickens and some cows. I like having the animals. Its relaxing.” Currans animals, however, is nothing more than a collection of cartoons. FarmVille is an online computer game built into the social networki
26、ng site Facebook and is described by its players as “addictive”. Launched last June by Zynga Game Network, FarmVille now has many playersmore than the population of the UK. The players are largely women over the age of 35. FarmVille unites the worlds of social networking and gaming Players are given
27、 a ground with six fields， “cash”， a few seeds and a plough and have to build up wealth， skills and neighbors to create bigger， better， richer farms Inviting your online friends to play means you earn more and get flee gifts； you rise rapidly through the first levels but， once hooked， have to work h
28、arder and harder with no final level or goal in sight “Games like this draw people into a fantasy world thats separate from real life where there are no issues， and where things are simple and controllable， ” Brian Dudley says In November， he opened the UKs first computer games addiction clinic，trea
29、ting online gamers who stayed at the keyboard for up to eight hours a day“the tip of the iceberg”， he says Two weeks ago， a group of US players launched a class action against Zynga and Facebook “Most， if not all， of the online advertisements presented through Zynga are scams(骗局 )， ”the lawsuit stat
30、es “The advertisements are highly misleading and often result in users ordering goods or services that they do not want or need ” According to Nick Oneill from the social media site All Facebook， Zynga is making $500， 000( 304， 000)a day， from its Facebook games， in turn spending some $50m( 30m)a ye
31、ar on Facebook ads If all that werent enough， FarmVille doesnt even function like a proper farm： in FarmVille， wheat grows in two daysin real life ， it takes months But play continues nevertheless 68 If you want to create a better and richer farm， you should do the following EXCEPT that _ A you have
32、 to work harder and harder B you should pay realworld money to advance in the game C you should invite your online friends and neighbors to play D you should develop your skills and befriend FarmVille neighbors 69 Which of the following statements is TRUE A Most young girls are fascinated by the far
33、ming game B Money Zynga has made is mostly spent on advertising campaign C There is potential threat to the players and some players are misled by the advertisements D The UKs first computer games addiction clinic was opened to help treat online players 70 The purpose of the class action against Zyn
34、ga and Facebook was to_ A show that Zynga has an extremely tight relationship with Facebook B try to stop Zynga and Facebook from putting advertisements C attract more people to FarmVille game to plant crops D appeal to the public to order more goods or services 答案： 68-70BCB C The announcements by t
35、he NASA， in the form of several Web site postings and a video posted on YouTube， were in response to worries that the world will end on Dec 21， 2012 The doomsday(末日 ) rumour reached a high point with the release of the new movie “2012”， directed by Roland Emmerich In the movie， Yellowstone blows up,
36、 showering the continent with black ash Tidal waves wash over the Himalayas，where the governments of the planet have secretly built a ship which a select 400，000 people can ride out the storm There are hundreds of hooks devoted to 2012，and millions of Web sites， depending on what combination of“2012
37、”and“doomsday”you type into Google All of it， astronomers say, is nonsense “Most of whats claimed for 2012 relies on wishful thinking and ignorance of astronomy ”Ed Krupp， an expert on ancient astronomy， wrote in an article in the November issue of Sky Telescope “I get angry at the way people are be
38、ing influenced and frightened to make money,” Morrison said “There is no right to frighten children to make a buck ”suggested David Morrison， an astronomer at the NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field，Calif He said he had been getting about 20 letters and email messages a day from people as far
39、 away as India scared out of their wits Morrison said he did not blame the movie for all this， as much as many other supporters of the Mayan prediction But then， he said， “my doctorate is in astronomy， not psychology ” In an email exchange, Krupp said ： “We are always uncertain about the future，and
40、we always consume representations of it We are always attracted by the romance of the ancient past ”A NASA spokesman， Dwayne Brown， said the agency did not comment on movies， leaving that to movie critics But when it comes to science, Brown said, “we felt it was careful to provide a resource ” If yo
41、u want to worry， most scientists say， you should think about global climate change or nuclear war But if ancient prophecies(预言 )get you going， here are some things Morrison and the others think you should know 64 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage A Dr Morrison blamed
42、 the Movie“2011”for the panic it aroused in the public around the world B People who watched the movie were seared and firmly believed that the end of the world was coming C In terms of science it was better to provide evidence and theory at the same time D Dr Morrison thought it was not right to ma
43、ke money by frightening people 65 It can be inferred from the text that A astronomers think that doomsday is likely to happen in the near future B the reason why the NASA posted web site postings was to make people interested in astronomy C scientists think we shouldnt worry about doomsday but show
44、concern about environment protection D most astronomers agree that the world is not endingat least anytime soon 66 Which of the following would be the best title A A New Movie“2012” B Is Doomsday Coming C End-of-the-World Stories D Astronomers Comment on Movies 67 What would the author probably disc
45、uss in the paragraph that follows A Evidence that the Mayans thought something special would happen in 2012 B What will really happen in 2012 C The reason why there is no need to worry about doomsday D Ancient stories about the end of the world 答案： 64-67 DDBC B A popular saying goes， “Sticks and sto
46、nes may break my bones， but words will never hurt me ”However， thats not really true Words have the power to build us up or tear us down It doesnt matter whether the words come from someone else or ourselvesthe positive and negative effects are just as lasting We all talk to ourselves sometimes Were
47、 usually too embarrassed to admit it，though In fact， we really shouldnt be because more and more experts believe talking to ourselves out loud is a healthy habit This“selftalk”helps us motivate ourselves ， remember things， solve problems，and calm ourselves down Be aware, though， that as much as 77 of selftalk tends to be negative So in order to stay positive， we should only speak words of encouragement to ourselves We should also be quick to give ourselves a pat on the back The next time you finish a p
